Arivumani

{{Infobox film

| image = Arivumani.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| director = M. A. Kennedy

| writer = M. A. Kennedy

| starring = {{startplainlist}}

| producer = M. K. Srinivasan

| music = Janakiraj

| editing = Mohan-Subbu

| studio = Winner Creations

| cinematography = Kasi Vishwa

| released = {{Film date|2004|08|10|df=y}}

| runtime = 145 minutes

| language = Tamil

| country = India

| budget =

}}

Arivumani is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. A. Kennedy. The film stars Murali and Meera Vasudevan.

Plot

A carefree youth Arivumani loses his wife in an accident. Later, he finds a child 'Ice Kutti' and takes care of her, what all he went through and how he solved the child's issues forms the rest of the story.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Murali as Arivumani
Meera Vasudevan as N. S. K. Priya
Shreesha
Shabnam
Ramesh Khanna as Peon Thangasamy
Devan as Mariyanayagam
Manikka Vinayagam as N. S. Krishnan
Pandu as Police Inspector
Balu Anand as Police Inspector
T. P. Gajendran as Thangasamy's house owner
Bayilvan Ranganathan
Ennathe Kannaiah as Police Officer
Thideer Kannaiah as Police Officer
Chaplin Balu as Doctor (uncredited)
Paravai Muniyamma (special appearance in the song "Kiyan Kiyang")

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Production

The film marked the directorial debut of M. A. Kennedy, previously an assistant to Agathiyan and earlier wrote scripts for films like Pistha (1997) and Minsara Kanna (1999). The film introduced Kasi Vishwa as cinematographer who earlier assisted N. K. Viswanathan.{{cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=15 January 2004 |title=Arivu Mani |url=http://chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/arivumani.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204185921/http://chennaionline.com/film/Onlocation/arivumani.asp |archive-date=4 December 2004 |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Chennai Online}} The film was entirely shot in Ooty.{{Cite web |date=2 July 2004 |title=On a different track |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/02/stories/2004070201930500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815004028/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/02/stories/2004070201930500.htm |archive-date=15 August 2004 |access-date=26 March 2024 |website=The Hindu}}

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Janakiraj and released on Ayngaran.{{Cite web |title=Arivumani (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2004) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/arivumani-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-songs-T0005537 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326094628/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/arivumani-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-songs-T0005537 |archive-date=26 March 2024 |access-date=26 March 2024 |website=Raaga.com}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| headline = Track listing

| all_lyrics = Kalai Kumar

| total_length = 22:38

| title1 = Kettapayya

| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

| length1 = 4:30

| title2 = Kiyan Kiyang

| extra2 = Manikka Vinayagam, Paravai Muniyamma (Kundrathile Kumaranukku Kondattam portions)

| length2 = 4:49

| title3 = Pachaikili Paaduthoru